DraftKings DFS cheat sheet: Best values for Sunday’s main slate

Set a winning lineup for DraftKings’ NFL Week 18 Sunday main slate by combining value picks in each roster slot and exploiting the best matchups, all within the confines of the salary cap. Every week, we evaluate all of your DraftKings options to identify the best values among the lower-priced options, as well as the matchups to play or avoid, so you can select the players who are worth their high price tags.

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Value is determined by the number of DraftKings points you can expect for every dollar invested in putting that player in your lineup. A player may be an «Average» or even a «Good» value while also projected to outscore a player identified as a «Great» value, but when you consider the cap hit and the salary you can put toward other players, you may decide that the «Great» value outweighs that projection.

Players considered to be a «Great» value are those in the 90th percentile of projected value picks for the week. «Good» plays are in the 75th percentile or better. «Average» plays span the 25th to 74th percentiles, while «Shaky» plays are in the 10th-24th percentiles. «Poor» picks encompass single-digit percentiles. Only players projected to score 4 points or more are displayed.

Player salaries are drawn from DraftKings’ main slate and are based on the ESPN player projections at the time of publication.

Jahmyr Gibbs DET @CHI RB 23.0 $8,000 Bijan Robinson ATL NO RB 24.6 $8,700 Jaxson Dart NYG DAL QB 24.0 $5,700 James Cook BUF NYJ RB 22.0 $7,900 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET @CHI WR 23.4 $7,700 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG DAL RB 15.3 $5,500 De’Von Achane MIA @NE RB 21.6 $8,200 D’Andre Swift CHI DET RB 15.6 $5,900 Ashton Jeanty LV KC RB 16.8 $6,400 Drake Maye NE MIA QB 25.3 $7,100 Trevor Lawrence JAC TEN QB 23.4 $6,400 Wan’Dale Robinson NYG DAL WR 17.3 $6,100 Michael Mayer LV KC TE 10.7 $3,500 Puka Nacua LAR ARI WR 23.7 $9,000 CeeDee Lamb DAL @NYG WR 19.6 $7,300 Josh Allen BUF NYJ QB 23.9 $7,000 Justin Jefferson MIN GB WR 15.6 $5,800 Davante Adams LAR ARI WR 17.2 $6,500 Jakobi Meyers JAC TEN WR 14.5 $5,600 Chigoziem Okonkwo TEN @JAC TE 9.2 $3,400 Harold Fannin Jr. CLE @CIN TE 13.1 $5,000 Theo Johnson NYG DAL TE 9.2 $3,400 Adonai Mitchell NYJ @BUF WR 11.1 $4,200 Hunter Henry NE MIA TE 11.8 $4,500 Tre Tucker LV KC WR 10.5 $4,000 Raiders D/ST LV KC DST 7.0 $2,400 Colts D/ST IND @HOU DST 5.2 $2,000 Falcons D/ST ATL NO DST 7.0 $2,800 Giants D/ST NYG DAL DST 5.7 $2,300

Trey McBride

Good

ARI @LAR TE 18.8 $7,500 Kyle Pitts

Poor

ATL NO TE 10.7 $5,500 Harold Fannin Jr.

Great

CLE @CIN TE 13.1 $5,000 Travis Kelce

Average

KC @LV TE 11.2 $4,700 Hunter Henry

Great

NE MIA TE 11.8 $4,500 Tyler Warren

Average

IND @HOU TE 9.7 $4,400 Jake Ferguson

Average

DAL @NYG TE 9.7 $4,300 Juwan Johnson

Average

NO @ATL TE 10.3 $4,200 Dalton Kincaid

Poor

BUF NYJ TE 7.3 $4,100 Colston Loveland

Good

CHI DET TE 10.1 $3,900 Brenton Strange

Good

JAC TEN TE 9.5 $3,800 Dalton Schultz

Good

HOU IND TE 9.5 $3,800 Oronde Gadsden II

Poor

LAC @DEN TE 5.5 $3,700 Colby Parkinson

Good

LAR ARI TE 9.5 $3,700 Darren Waller

Average

MIA @NE TE 8.2 $3,600 Dawson Knox

Shaky

BUF NYJ TE 6.5 $3,600 Michael Mayer

Great

LV KC TE 10.7 $3,500 Chigoziem Okonkwo

Great

TEN @JAC TE 9.2 $3,400 Theo Johnson

Great

NYG DAL TE 9.2 $3,400 Mike Gesicki

Shaky

CIN CLE TE 6.4 $3,300 Evan Engram

Shaky

DEN LAC TE 5.5 $3,200 T.J. Hockenson

Average

MIN GB TE 7.4 $3,100 David Njoku

Poor

CLE @CIN TE 5.0 $3,000 Mason Taylor

Average

NYJ @BUF TE 6.6 $3,000 Cole Kmet

Poor

CHI DET TE 4.3 $2,900 Ben Sinnott

Shaky

WAS @PHI TE 5.1 $2,900 Terrance Ferguson

Average

LAR ARI TE 5.3 $2,700 Taysom Hill

Average

NO @ATL TE 6.3 $2,700 Greg Dulcich

Average

MIA @NE TE 5.3 $2,600 Elijah Higgins

Average

ARI @LAR TE 5.0 $2,500 Josh Whyle

Shaky

GB @MIN TE 4.7 $2,500 Gunnar Helm

Good

TEN @JAC TE 6.3 $2,500 Cameron Latu

Average

PHI WAS TE 5.0 $2,500 Kylen Granson

Average

PHI WAS TE 5.2 $2,500 Austin Hooper

Shaky

NE MIA TE 4.3 $2,500

Jaguars D/ST

Poor

JAC TEN DST 6.8 $4,000 Patriots D/ST

Poor

NE MIA DST 6.9 $3,900 Broncos D/ST

Shaky

DEN LAC DST 7.1 $3,800 Texans D/ST

Shaky

HOU IND DST 7.6 $3,700 Rams D/ST

Shaky

LAR ARI DST 7.4 $3,600 Bills D/ST

Average

BUF NYJ DST 7.2 $3,500 Bengals D/ST

Average

CIN CLE DST 7.1 $3,400 Cowboys D/ST

Poor

DAL @NYG DST 4.5 $3,300 Chiefs D/ST

Average

KC @LV DST 6.6 $3,200 Eagles D/ST

Average

PHI WAS DST 6.9 $3,100 Vikings D/ST

Average

MIN GB DST 6.7 $3,000 Packers D/ST

Good

GB @MIN DST 6.7 $2,900 Falcons D/ST

Great

ATL NO DST 7.0 $2,800 Lions D/ST

Poor

DET @CHI DST 4.1 $2,700 Bears D/ST

Average

CHI DET DST 5.5 $2,600 Saints D/ST

Average

NO @ATL DST 4.9 $2,500 Browns D/ST

Good

CLE @CIN DST 5.8 $2,400 Raiders D/ST

Great

LV KC DST 7.0 $2,400 Commanders D/ST

Average

WAS @PHI DST 4.7 $2,300 Giants D/ST

Great

NYG DAL DST 5.7 $2,300 Dolphins D/ST

Good

MIA @NE DST 5.0 $2,200 Cardinals D/ST

Shaky

ARI @LAR DST 3.8 $2,200 Chargers D/ST

Good

LAC @DEN DST 5.0 $2,100 Titans D/ST

Average

TEN @JAC DST 4.7 $2,100 Colts D/ST

Great

IND @HOU DST 5.2 $2,000 Jets D/ST

Average

NYJ @BUF DST 4.0 $2,000